Visit Louisville, KY to search for fossils at Falls of the Ohio State Park or learn about bat construction at the Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory.
See a Louisville Slugger Made and Fossil Hunt
Dad Hikes: Onondaga Cave State Park
Swimming in the Meramec River and hiking to an old cave entrance was our “Sunday Funday” as a family at Onondaga Cave State Park.
Daniel Boone Bridge From Busch Greenway Hike
Take a hike along a rocky creek on the Busch Greenway then cross the Daniel Boone Bridge for far-off Missouri River views. This 5.4-mile out-and-back hike involves crossing the Interstate 64 bridge along a pedestrian walkway to go from St. Charles County to St. Louis County. The trail surface is mostly paved with a Katy Trail gravel section. Elevation gain is 361 feet as you…
Gateway Arch National Park Walk
The Gateway Arch in downtown St. Louis stands at a height of 630 feet and is constructed from stainless steel, forming the world’s tallest arch. It is also the tallest man-made monument in the Western Hemisphere. If you walk the grounds of the Gateway Arch National Park, it can look different from how you view it through woods, along lakes, or even by the Mississippi…
College Meadows Walk and McAuley Playground
Take a walk in the prairie grass field and then go to the medieval castle-themed McAuley Playground with the kid.
Broemmelsiek Park Hikes
Hiking alongside a brook and discovering frogs in a swamp made for a delightful day with my child at Broemmelsiek Park in Defiance, Missouri. This park has more than 9 miles of paved and unpaved multi-use trails to explore. It is a 494-acre park in west St. Charles County and only about four miles off of Interstate 64. We explored this park with my son…
Oak Knoll Park Stroll
Oak Knoll Park is a picturesque destination, featuring a serene pond surrounded by bald cypress trees and vibrant tulips that bloom in the spring. A .7 paved walkway can be found here along with a short trail done in wood chips on the east side of the park in the woods that includes sculptures. Paved Loop Walk I parked in the main lot of Big…
Peruque Valley Park Hike
Hike along a short ridge above a pebble-filled stream and by baseball fields at Peruque Valley Park in Wentzville.
Fox Run Trail Hike at Rockwoods Range
A hike through wooded hills down to valleys with rocky brooks is part of the day at Rockwoods Range Conservation Area on the Fox Run Trail. The natural surface hike is 7.6 miles long with 1,247 feet of elevation gain so it crosses up and down quite a few hills. Start of the Hike I parked in the gravel lot. The trail begins uphill to…
Westhoff Park Has a Bug’s Life Theme
In Westhoff Park, you can find a playground that has a “bug’s life” design with blue caterpillars and green centipedes. If you have a young kid, like my son Andrew, this is a whimsical play area to explore. The park is in O’Fallon, Mo., north of Interstate 70 on TR Hughes Boulevard. BRENDAN’S PLAYGROUND The playground is all-inclusive and has boardwalks that connect to ramps…
